Places to discover in Alsace

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Giants and Monuments

A mural painted by Vincent d'Onofrio and Sylvie Herzog pays tribute to Lucien Dreyfus, former president of the Alsatian theater. It depicts Mulhouse monuments carried by giants on stilts.

Guewenheim · 68

Guewenheim

Guewenheim, an Alsatian village founded by Chief Gebwin, was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War and repopulated by Swiss emigrants in 1679. Its history includes early 20th-century potash mining and the impact of world conflicts.

Wingen · 67

Halte Gourde - Petit Wingen Fountain

The fountain located in the central square of Petit Wingen is an iconic spot in the village, often surrounded by shops and local activities.

Strasbourg · 67

Hanau-Lichtenberg Hotel, current City Hall

In the 18th century, Rue Brûlée attracted the local elite who built townhouses to watch tournaments at Place Broglie. The Régence-style Régnier Hotel, with a Parisian horseshoe plan, has housed the City Hall since 1806.

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Hardt Bridge

This bridge, built in 2002, resulted from relocating a lock on the Rhône-Rhine Canal. It represents a modern development related to river navigation.

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Haut-Poirier Garden City

A group of 176 social housing units built in 1929-1930 around Alexandre Ribot Square, featuring family gardens and small two- to four-unit buildings with two floors.

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Henri Sellier Estate

The Sellier estate, the first post-war social housing complex built between 1953 and 1956 in Suresnes, includes 240 apartments and 76 garages around green spaces. Its school group was inaugurated in 1959.

Rouffach · 68

Hospital Center

The Rouffach hospital center, built in 1904 and opened in 1908, has a history marked by expansions and challenges, especially during the wars. Becoming a hospital center in 1991, it still serves patients from the department.

Kingersheim · 68

House of Citizenship

The Schurch farm, the only survivor of the Thirty Years' War in Kingersheim, was saved in 2002 by the town hall, which turned it into the House of Citizenship. The building combines preserved heritage with modern architecture.

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House of Music

A 17th-century Alsatian farmhouse, the Nussbaumer Farm in Kingersheim, likely built during the Renaissance, was restored in 1995 to become the music school. Its architecture blends dressed stone and half-timbering, preserving original elements like curved lintels.

Rouffach · 68

Impasse des Orfèvres

This dead-end street is named after the artisans who once lived there. It features an old Latin school reorganized in 1521 and a typical rural farmstead with a porch and a gabled facade with windows.

Strasbourg · 67

Imperial Palace, Palais du Rhin

This site, also known as the Palais du Rhin, embodies Prussian architecture and stands out as a historic emblem.

Still · 67

Institute for the Blind

Former medieval castle turned rehabilitation home for boys in 1889, then episcopal institution Sainte-Odile by the Sisters of the Cross in 1895. Today, it hosts minors with intellectual and visual impairments, with a sales room for items made by the children.

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Jacques Prévert Nursery School

In 1834, the first nursery school in Haut-Rhin, ancestor of the kindergarten, was founded in Mulhouse by the wives of André and Nicolas Koechlin. It initially welcomed 150 children to allow mothers to work. The City took ownership in 1861, but the site is not open to the public.

Strasbourg · 67

Klinglin Hotel, now the Prefect's Hotel

Built around 1730 by François-Joseph de Klinglin, royal lender in Strasbourg, the Prefect's Hotel combines French and rococo styles. Destroyed in 1870, it was rebuilt identically with modern amenities and became the residence of the Governor of Alsace-Lorraine.

Mulhouse · 68

Kléber School

This 1909 school building, designed for the children of the Fonderie district, combined pedagogy and hygiene with baths, showers, central heating, and electric lighting. Not open to the public, it remains an innovative architectural example of its time.

Wissembourg · 67

Kobold House - The Goblin

This 16th-century house, listed as a historic monument, is located in Wissembourg's historic district, near the ramparts and the Lauter River, just a 5-minute walk from the town center.

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Kobold House - The Stork

This 16th-century house, listed as a historic monument, is located in the heart of Wissembourg's historic district, near the ramparts and the Lauter River, just a five-minute walk from the city center shops.

Mulhouse · 68

Koechlin School

School built in 1865 in Mulhouse, expanded ten years later, typical of the era's school architecture with two symmetrical buildings separating boys and girls. Not open to the public.

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La Cité

Founded in 1853 by Jean Dollfus, SOMCO built 1,243 innovative workers' homes in Mulhouse, including English-style terraced houses and "Mulhouse squares," with homeownership available from 1856.

Thann · 68

La maison du conseil

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Lambert High School

Built in 1912 to accommodate a surge of students, this innovative primary school featured a concert hall, drawing room, gymnasium, and showers. Converted into a high school in 1921, it is not open to the public.

Battenheim · 68

Liberation Monument 1944-45

Battenheim was temporarily liberated for two days on November 20 and 21, 1944, before being definitively freed on February 8 and 9, 1945.

Mulhouse · 68

Loire Street

These buildings, erected in 1930 by Immobilière de Mulhouse Nord, occupy land ceded by Jules Siegfried. The neighborhood suffered heavy damage during bombings targeting the Gare du Nord.